Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 20, 2022

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these six open-ended questions.

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Great Results Team Building

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Awareness accelerates leadership growth and improves your team culture. A study by the Harvard Business Review found that self-awareness is a key predictor of leadership success, with self-aware leaders being more effective decision-makers. The ability to cultivate awareness stands out as the most crucial trait for leaders to develop.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2022

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The theme running through most is that managers/leaders need to get out from behind their desks and see the world from the perspective of their employees and customers. Management is not eating the eggs. Scrambled Eggs.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

Managing this tension is the key to success in growing and stable organizations—regardless of industry, size, years in business, or profit motive. Here are my five insights on how to manage chaordic tension: 1. Through the lens of Disney, the reader learns the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 17, 2024

Here's a comprehensive guide to getting noticed—and promoted—at work, complete with action steps and book recommendations to propel your career forward. This proactive approach shows leadership potential and a vested interest in the company's success. Present well-thought-out solutions to your manager. Final Thoughts.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If you’re a manager, you likely hear a lot about not only leading and organizing but also being a coach for your team. Today on Asking for a Friend I talk with Sara Canaday about tips from her new book “Coaching Essentials for Managers.” Underestimate the potential of your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2022

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"AI doesn't replace leadership; it redefines it. As executives navigate the complex waters of modern-day leadership, understanding AI isn't just beneficial—it's essential. A report by McKinsey Global Institute estimates that AI could add $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Supply chain management?

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. They are ideal for leaders and managers of all types of small to large businesses and organizations. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” Covey and John C.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 5, 2021

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Leaders should always be working to develop new leaders, helping their employees develop the skillsets that will allow them to effectively manage others. Other factors may also inhibit leaders from investing time in developing their employees’ leadership abilities. Encourage risk-taking as budding leaders grow their skills.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2024

David shares that 70% of surveyed individuals report experiencing the same or greater levels of conflict at work. 19:17 – 20:44 – Clarity is highlighted as the second crucial dimension for effective conflict management. This sets the stage for a deep dive into conflict resolution strategies.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2018

One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. We are born with the ability to listen, yet somehow managers, at some point in their careers, seem to forget how to use this natural born gift. Listening is one of the most consistently lowest rated behaviors in 360 degree feedback assessments for managers.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Shamis: One of the most gratifying experiences in writing a leadership book is the introspection youallow yourself in the process. I managed a national top-forty accounting and consulting firm (SS&G). Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 20, 2014

“This (leadership) really is hard to learn. People keep trying the easy way out – they keep reading the books, they keep going to the courses –that’s only feeding your intellect. These services are based on the book she co-authored, “Make Talent Your Business: How Exceptional Managers Develop People While Getting Results.”

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2023

The new book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 29, 2013

This post was originally published in SmartBrief on Leadership 7/25/2013: “Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to get the most production out of his team by spending the least amount of money. Source: Great Leadership.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 13, 2023

The principles of SERVANT-Leadership and The Great Game of Business (GGOB)* share many traits. GGOB (also known simply as, “The Great Game”) is an approach to business management where you ensure all stakeholders understand the core business operations, high level financial statements, and key numbers. Simplify Concepts.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 1, 2020

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. Thank you to the book's publisher for sending me a copy of the book. Ask these open-ended questions. Let each team member know the purpose of the meeting in advance.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business. When we're in a book club, we get that social validation.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

So, the authors of the book, Your First Leadership Job , recommend you hold getting-to-know-you conversations with each of your direct reports. To help you bring out the best in your team, you need to get close and understand their skills, abilities, and motivations. Ask these open-ended questions.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 21, 2021

Peter Economy is a bestselling business book author with more than 100 books to his credit. However, before that he worked as a manager—at one time he was in charge of more than 400 people working at more than 35 different sites scattered across the United States. In the book, I call this person the Malicious One.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

Humble Leadership at all levels will be needed to link workgroups and teams. Bosses, direct reports, team members, and resources from other teams are making it a point to get to know each other at a more personal level, fostering more openness and, in time, more trust and the psychological safety to speak up and be heard.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 23, 2019

The authors of the today's featured book suggest that readers don't read their book cover to cover. But, if you're like me, you'll read the book that way. That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Some tips seem easy and no-brainers. Others are more difficult to implement.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 23, 2014

Did you ever wish you could find a way to tap into the collective wisdom of over 200 CEOs, and find the most powerful leadership lessons? For the past 4 years, Adam has been conducting interviews with chief executives for Corner Office , a great feature about leadership and management in The New York Times. Featured Articles'

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Leading Blog

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s easy to point the finger at top leadership—it starts with them. While the last decade has flattened our organizations and reduced the need for some managers, the need to create leaders at every level has never been more necessary. We need connected managers to create community and spark collaboration. Well, yes, she does.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! New Leadership. Cy Wakeman of Reality-Based Leadership provided Three Habits that Zap your Productivity at Work. Jesse summarizes, “When managers act like coaches, everyone benefits. This month, we are mixing things up! Development.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. Their individual and collective leadership was weak. And he realized it started with his own leadership behaviors.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Getting feedback is like asking someone to hold up a mirror for you to see how others experience your leadership. In my new book, Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions , I suggest using a 360-degree approach to obtain this feedback. boss, peer, or direct report).

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. As the book explains, that better way is both/and thinking versus traditional either/or thinking. How do I balance work and life? But there is a better way.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I’ve written about these and other crucial tools for helping leaders improve relationships, gain executive presence and succeed in my new book, The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career. Share this information with your manager as a head start to your performance review.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 15, 2024

Waayyy back in the early days of my career, I was a young door-to-door sales rep and then sales manager with Culligan Water Conditioning. I took Dale Carnegie sales, public speaking, and management training courses and got turned on to personal and leadership development. ” 2.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

Welcome to the June 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! I tend to compare summer leadership to summer school. Bill Treasurer of Giant Leap Consulting provided How to Manage Your Boss. Bill recaps, “Leadership isn’t always about managing your direct reports.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 1, 2012

?This post was recently published as a guest post on SmartBlog on Leadership : Congratulations, you’re now the boss! Managing your first direct reports is one of the most challenging transitions a leader will ever have to navigate. Learn “ Situational Leadership ”. SL is a must-have leadership framework for any manager.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2014

With all the juggling and balancing of being a parent and doing your leadership day job, it’s easy to feel like you can never do enough. So is leadership. 8 Ways Parenting Improves Leadership Competency. Manage Through The Shock Factor – My mom’s favorite story is when I ate the diaper pail deodorizer.

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